The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 22nd December 2011

There are 14 across clues and 17 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 22nd December 2011. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Bit of an exercise, instruction to lift operator?
AAcross 5:	Hard, Proust, funny old comic
AAcross 9:	Further Essex traffic jams
AAcross 10:	Arch, perhaps, to correct — getting better	ONTHEMEND
AAcross 11:	One-on-one combat taken outside that is, character this pumped in the tank?
AAcross 12:	24 a 24 — on the contrary
AAcross 14:	Posh tea (unfinished) included sandwiches produced by machines?
AAcross 18:	Making sweet love in windy act, ruing gas
AAcross 21:	Hitler had a little one — thanks mum!
AAcross 22:	Former ANC president, wee thing shaken
AAcross 25:	Flying reptile, frightening thing with lots of teeth, as 13?
AAcross 26:	Archer prize idiot, discard one and many books
AAcross 27:	Scent block in the shape of roadworks?
AAcross 28:	Christian hoarding treasure primarily after gold, as money expert
DDown 1:	13 bread-maker on reservation, quite possibly? That's false!
DDown 2:	It doesn't matter which here, it turns out
DDown 3:	Fish and snake on the road, one sliding down the street?
DDown 4:	13 two girls, one required by the Grauniad?
DDown 5:	Southern African's sexy figure, baby!
DDown 6:	13 drop down the face, piece of cake?
DDown 7:	13 fish, orangey-red for some pastry
DDown 7:	13 fish, orangey-red for some pastry
DDown 8:	13, studied and criticised a Chinese mammal
DDown 13:	It's said to be obvious
DDown 15:	Promote correct manner of ambulation, as 13
DDown 16:	Iodine thus something to discuss regarding similar elementary forms
DDown 17:	Potential layer in this painting finish?
DDown 19:	Weak character from outer space, a Klingon, as 13?
DDown 20:	See 4
DDown 23:	Something cheeky about capital of Rhodesia, a nation now renamed
DDown 24:	Number of prison gates